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Single piles and pile groups under lateral loading,
2nd Edition [Print / CD]
REESE, L. C., VAN IMPE, W.
CRC, 2012
e complexities of designing piles for lateral loads are
manifold as there are many forces that are critical to the
design of big structures such as bridges, o shore and
waterfront structures and retaining walls. e loads on
structures should be supported either horizontally or laterally
or in both directions and most structures have in common
that they are founded on piles. To create solid foundations,
the pile designer is driven towards nding the critical load on
a certain structure, either by causing overload or by causing
too much lateral de ection.
is second edition of Reese and Van Impe s course book
explores and explains lateral load design and procedures
for designing piles and pile groups, accounting for the soil
resistance, as related to the lateral de ection of the pile. It
addresses the analysis of piles of varying sti ness installed
into soils with a variety of characteristics, accounting for the
axial load at the top of the pile and for the rotational restraint
of the pile head. e presented method using load-transfer
functions is currently applied in practice by thousands of
engineering o ces in the world.
Moreover, various experimental case design examples,
including the design of an o shore platform pile foundation
are given to complement theory. e rich list of relevant
publications will serve the user into further reading.
Designed as a textbook for senior undergraduate/graduate
student courses in pile engineering, foundation engineering
and related subjects, this set of book and CD-ROM will also
bene t professionals in civil and mining engineering and in
the applied earth sciences.
8th RMS Annual Bridge Conference: Reliable bridges
through quality, 5-6 December 2012, Sydney, NSW
[CD]
e conference focuses on new and emerging technologies
and innovative ways of using current technology to help
solve new problems. Society demands there be more
infrastructure in a shorter time frame and at a lower cost but
without compromising quality. e challenge is to provide
this new high quality infrastructure that will be reliable and
sustainable with minimum maintenance and whole life costs.
e goal can be achieved through good design, high standard
of construction complying to speci cations, use of durable
materials, proactive maintenance strategies and innovative
engineering solutions.
CIES Symposium on sustainability in civil
infrastructure: Design, construction and resilience,
10 October, 2012, Sydney, NSW [CD]
is unique event hosted by the UNSW Centre for
Infrastructure Engineering and Safety (CIES) heard from
international and national leaders in the eld of Sustainable
Infrastructure research and practice. Scientia Professor Mark
Bradford led a "who s who" of international and national
researchers in the discussion of the highly topical and
relevant area of Sustainability in Civil Infrastructure: Design,
Construction and Resilience.
e Spirit of SMEC:
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
RINGER, R.
SMEC, 2012
e Spirit of SMEC is an Australian story that explores the life
and times of the people who have made SMEC what it is today
-- a highly successful and respected consulting engineering
company. Seen through the eyes of SMEC s multicultural
heritage, the book is more than a history of events or the
study of SMEC s many engineering achievements, it portrays
the pioneering spirit of SMEC and its people and the
Company s origins in the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme.
At the heart of SMEC s early work were major water and
hydropower projects in South East Asia including Khao
Laem ( ailand), Batang Ai (Malaysia), Pergau (Malaysia)
and the Shoalhaven Scheme (Australia). Having established
a reputation for the delivery of high-quality projects in South
East Asia, SMEC moved north into India, north Asia and
the People s Republic of China and delivered major projects
including Lubuge in China. SMEC was an early pioneer of
concrete and steel bridge projects throughout Indonesia, road
building across ailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan and extensive
irrigation works in the Philippines.
Pervious Concrete
BROWN, H. J., OFFENBERG, M.
ASTM International, 2012
Seven peer-reviewed papers provide the latest information
on specifying, designing, testing, and installing pervious
concrete.
ese papers re ect data collected on pervious projects
relating to fresh concrete properties, hardened properties,
durability, permeability, and mix design alternatives.